THE SCIEN nsT. 
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Locality — Upper Coal 
Kuiisas Cit}^ Mistiouri. 
Measures of 
Two parallel sets of iiiai kiiii^s reseiiibl- 
\])<y very luueli an impression of a braid. 
Widtli of each, oiie-<iuarter of an inch; 
width between centre of each, six- 
eighths of an inch; the outside niarkiii<;s 
are nearly twice tlie length of the inside 
markings and all are directed to the 
rear. 
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Genus — Orucipes. 
( Ety. Crwc^, cros-; j9e.s, foot. ) 
Foot prints equidistant. Toes three; 
heel projecting back; tail dragging. 
Species-- Crucipes parva. ( pr^rwa, little. ) 
The lateral to^'S project forward and 
are located about midway in the print; 
length one-rpiaiter of an inch; stride 
s<>ven-eighths of an inch; widtli seven- 
eighths of an inch; tail three-thirty- 
seconds of an inch in width and con- 
tinuously dragging. 
Locality — Upper Coal Measures of 
Kansas City. jMissonri. 
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Genu s — Duovest ig ia. 
( Ety, Duo^ two; vestigia, trails.) 
A continuous trail of two parallel sets 
of markings. 
Species — Duovestigia scala. 
( scala, ladder. ) 
The 
Stiitly of OrnitliolDj 
Wider Sense. 
in its 
By 11. W. Shufkldt. 
There are a great many ways in which 
the science of ornithology may be stud- 
ied, and these represent, as ic were, so 
many planes from which the various 
classes of students regard the subject. 
Jn his way, and in a certain sense, the 
humblest taxidermist may be considered 
as belonging within the pale of ornithol- 
ogy, but the variety that 1 have in mind 
probably represent the class that possess 
the least knowledge of the great breadth 
of the field when considered in its entire- 
ity. They occupy the lowest plane. They 
eke out an existence in " stuffing " and 
" setting up " birds for boys, for sports- 
men, and for casual buyers. Such people 
sometimes are found occupying the rear 
nook in a gun store, or perhaps some low- 
ly shop of his own. Often they are en- 
tirely ignorant of the scientific uames of. 
birds, and only familiar with the com- 
mon local names of the species of the re- 
gion where they reside. In the majority 
of instances their taxidermy is execrable. 
Such persons, however, are often useful, 
and there are cases innumerable where 
they have been the means of saving the 
skin of some very desirable specimen, 
which would otherwise have been de- 
stroyed, and thus never have come into 
the hands of science. 
Viewed along this line, such individuals 
by no means limit what may be done in 
and for ornithology through such chan- 
